Kansas, 1999

Hail and High Wind in Kansas, February 11, 1999

February 11, 1999 · NWS TOP · 6 events in 5 counties and zones

3 hail, 2 high wind, 1 lightning, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 3 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
6

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

The radar

The Topeka radar (KTWX), 41 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 13:51 UTC.

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Event by event

3 hail, 2 high wind, 1 lightning. Local standard time, as filed.

Lightning, Shawnee

When
February 11, 5:50 AM CST
Where
Shawnee County, Topeka
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
39.042, -95.756 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Lightning struck a power line and knocked out power to about 1300 KPL customers for several hours.

Hail, Douglas

When
February 11, 7:54 AM CST
Where
Douglas County, Lawrence
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.970, -95.230

Hail, Anderson

When
February 11, 7:55 AM CST
Where
Anderson County, Garnett
Measured
0.75 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.280, -95.230

Hail, Anderson

When
February 11, 7:56 AM CST
Where
Anderson County, Garnett
Measured
1 in hail
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER
Coordinates
38.280, -95.230

High Wind, Jackson

When
February 11, 10:50 AM CST to 12:20 PM CST
Where
Jackson forecast zone
Measured
40 kt (46 mph)
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
39.417, -95.794 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong gradient winds caused power lines to oscillate which triggered safety mechanisms that shut off power for a time to the communities of Denison, Holton, Hoyt and Mayetta.

High Wind, Marshall

When
February 11, 1:35 PM CST
Where
Marshall forecast zone
Measured
34 kt (39 mph)
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
NEWSPAPER
Coordinates
39.784, -96.523 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Strong winds produced blowing snow that caused poor visibility and resulted in a car and semi-trailer accident 2 miles east of Home City. The driver of the car was killed at the scene of the accident.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
High Wind, Marshall1999-02-1160MaleVehicle/Towed TrailerDirect

What these are

Lightning
A lightning strike that killed, injured or caused damage.
Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
High Wind
Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5678336, 5678333, 5678334, 5678335, 5678337, 5678338.